CHEM3010 – Petrochemistry - Fall 2023

Assignment 1 – Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Due: Monday, September 18, 2023 @ 2:00pm/3:00pm

Student Number: Student Name:

Please submit completed assignment, no later than Monday, September 18, 2023 at
the BEGINNING of your class. Late assignments will be penalized.
1. Why is the study of hydrocarbons important to the understanding of petrochemistry?
Explain in your own words. [4 Marks]

2. Write balanced chemical equations for the following chemical reactions: [8 Marks]
a. Complete combustion of C12H26.

b. Controlled oxidation of an isomer of pentane in the presence of KMnO4.

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 c. Bromination of the following alkane. Show all possible products and indicate
which alkyl halide will be the most favored.

hv , ∆
→
+ Br2(g)

d. The catalytic cracking of octadecane.

3. Consider 2,3-dimethylpentane, cyclohexane, heptane, and hexane. Rank these 4

molecules in order of increasing boiling point (lowest first). Explain your answer.
[4 Marks]

ORDER:

EXPLANATION:

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 4. Complete the following table, as indicated. [10 Marks]
Skeletal Structure IUPAC NAME

2,3-dimethylpentane

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 1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane

5-butyl-3,7-diethyl-2-iodononane

1,2-dichloropropane

1,3-dichloro-2,3,4-trimethylpentane

Penalty for late assignments:

Assignments are considered late if they are submitted after the start of class. 10% will be deducted
for each day or part thereof (0 – 24h) they are late. Assignments will not be accepted after they are
4 days late.

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